Out & About
This week I caught up with San Diego fashion blogger, Menza Bolamba to talk about fashion and social media — the good and the not so good. Menza started building a following on Instagram in …
Maggie Sepeda is an avid traveler who spent the good part of the last three years (pre-pandemic) exploring the other side of the world. Along the way, instead of souvenirs she collected tattoos. “I love …
I was catching up via video chat with my friend Debbie, a 31-year-old- wine buyer, who recently moved to Rhode Island. We got to talking about our plans being canceled due to covid, when she …
Though I’m a fan of San Diego’s flourishing influencer scene, I didn’t know that some of them are as young as 15. I reached out to Camila Mendivil to ask how she accomplished her skyrocketing …
As San Diego began to open up, I joined a small group for a backyard wine tasting. I wasn’t going to miss an opportunity to dress up a bit. My friend Hillary felt the same …
We’re living in a time when the latest “must-have” accessory is a face mask, though not by choice. Many people are adapting to this new norm and making face masks a fashion statement, while others …
This week, Street Style goes international as we make our way to the Thai island of Koh Phangan. It’s there that Danielle has been living for the past year and a half, working on creative …
One pleasant aspect of quarantine is the influx of online shopping deals. Some looked too good to resist, so I turned to my most financially savvy friend as a voice of reason. In the past, …
The streets are mostly empty these days, so I decided to reach out to style influencer Courtney Cordero for an interview. She’s more commonly known as @Cocosandiego on Instagram, where she has been sharing her …
With greater restrictions for going outdoors, I decided to search the world’s streets (via the internet) for this week’s Street Style subject. Meet Ece, a brand manager living in Istanbul, Turkey. When she’s not working, …
Now that I’m hidden inside all day, my fashion has fully regressed into leggings and slipper-socks. Seems I’m not alone. I chatted up friends and colleagues who all seemed to be coping in their own …
Brace yourselves. Oversized blazers are making a comeback. Just ask Paola. She wore one for a casual day out in North Park with her friends. (I was inspired to purchase one for my next casual …
One Saturday morning I made my way over to Mission Hills to explore M-Theory Music, the neighborhood vinyl store. Before stopping in, I walked to a quirky coffee shack a block away, Meshuggah Shack. It’s …
Over Valentine’s weekend, I went to Mission Hills to put the bottomless mimosas at Harley Gray Kitchen & Bar to the test. Waiting for my veggie omelet to arrive, I noticed two ladies who had …
It’s not often that I go out in Tijuana, but it was my best friend’s birthday last month, so the occasion definitely called for it. Ten of us headed to Reyes Cantina on the city’s …
Although I tried to fight it for many years, when winter rolls around in San Diego, it’s time to put the flip flops and sandals away. This is the time of the year when San …